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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Use of cellphone trackers in criminal probes under review in USThe US Justice Department said Monday it is re-examining its controversial use of secret cellphone tracking devices to establish the location of suspects in criminal investigations, a spokesman said.http://phys.org/news/2015-05-cellphone-trackers-criminal-probes.html
Telecom Mon, 04 May 2015 15:00:01 EDTnews349968668US kept international call data for over decade: reportThe US Justice Department maintained a secret database of Americans' international phone calls for more than a decade before ending the program in 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.http://phys.org/news/2015-01-international-decade.html
Telecom Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:30:01 EDTnews340650656Indictment over hacking of Bush family email accountsA Romanian national using the online moniker "Guccifer" was indicted Thursday on charges of hacking into email accounts of high-profile people including a relative of former presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush.http://phys.org/news/2014-06-indictment-hacking-bush-family-email.html
Security Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:35:10 EDTnews321816901Five arrested in $45 mn 'cyber heist'Five people were arrested Monday following a global "cyber heist" in which hackers stole $45 million by overriding the cash withdrawal limits of prepaid debit cards, US officials said.http://phys.org/news/2013-11-mn-cyber-heist.html
Internet Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:26:15 EDTnews304003567Judge sets Apple e-book damages trial for May 2014A US jury is to convene next May to determine damages to be paid by Apple for e-book price-fixing, a judge has ordered.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-apple-e-book-trial.html
Business Thu, 15 Aug 2013 12:15:06 EDTnews295787694Duel over Apple's punishment for e-book price-fixingUS antitrust attorneys defended their push to restrict Apple in the e-books market as hearings opened Friday on how to punish the the tech giant found guilty of price-fixing.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-duel-apple-e-book-price-fixing.html
Business Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:38:36 EDTnews295331903E-books: US tells Apple to cut publishing tiesThe US Department of Justice said Friday that tech giant Apple must cut ties with the five publishers with which it was found guilty of running an e-book price-fixing scheme.http://phys.org/news/2013-08-e-books-apple-publishing-ties.html
Business Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:28:18 EDTnews294672490US seizure of journalist records called 'chilling'The US government's secret seizure of Associated Press phone records had a "chilling effect" on newsgathering by the agency and other news organizations, AP's top executive said Wednesday.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-seizure-journalist-chilling.html
Telecom Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:01 EDTnews290887120Dotcom says US stalling over 'weak' online piracy caseEighteen months after his arrest for alleged online piracy, Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has accused US prosecutors of deliberately stalling his case because they know it will not stand up in court.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-dotcom-stalling-weak-online-piracy.html
Internet Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:56:54 EDTnews290408207Kim Dotcom's extradition case delayed againA US bid to extradite Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom from New Zealand for alleged online piracy has been delayed until at least November, court officials said.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-kim-dotcom-extradition-case.html
Business Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:48:42 EDTnews290058510US says Apple led 'deliberate' scheme on ebooks (Update 2)A US government lawyer accused Apple Monday of concocting a deliberate scheme to fix prices of electronic books as the antitrust trial against the tech giant got underway.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-apple-deliberate-scheme-ebooks.html
Business Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:30:02 EDTnews289491120Apple ebook price-fixing trial opensThe US government's trial against Apple, accused of leading a conspiracy to fix prices of electronic books, opened Monday in New York.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-apple-ebook-price-fixing-trial.html
Business Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:58 EDTnews289479648Apple battles ebook conspiracy in US courtApple squares off with the US government in court Monday in a trial accusing the iconic tech firm of leading a conspiracy to boost the price of ebooks.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-apple-ebook-conspiracy-court.html
Business Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:50:09 EDTnews289453801Adamant Apple in court to fight ebook conspiracyApple goes on the defensive Monday with the start of a trial in which US officials allege the company was the "ringmaster" of a conspiracy to raise prices of electronic books.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-adamant-apple-court-ebook-conspiracy.html
Business Sun, 02 Jun 2013 06:17:06 EDTnews289372614New Zealand police ordered to return Dotcom materialA New Zealand judge on Friday ordered police to return any digital material seized in an armed raid on Internet mogul Kim Dotcom's mansion last year not directly related to the prosecution against him.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-zealand-police-dotcom-material.html
Business Fri, 31 May 2013 04:39:07 EDTnews289193936US attorney general defends Dotcom prosecutionUS Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-attorney-defends-dotcom-prosecution.html
Other Wed, 08 May 2013 18:11:09 EDTnews287255463Dotcom's lawyers say case threatens Internet freedomLawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused the US government Wednesday of launching a flawed prosecution against their client with "frightening" implications for all Internet users.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-dotcom-lawyers-case-threatens-internet.html
Internet Tue, 07 May 2013 10:10:02 EDTnews287139124Judge deals blow to high-tech workers' lawsuit (Update)A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages and prevent the loss of their best engineers during a multiyear conspiracy broken up by government regulators.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-defers-class-action-tech-poaching.html
Business Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:39:15 EDTnews284402350Apple CEO ordered to testify in e-books caseA judge on Wednesday ordered Apple's chief executive Tim Cook to testify in a case brought by the US government accusing the tech giant of conspiring to raise e-book prices.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-apple-ceo-testify-e-books-case.html
Business Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:18:03 EDTnews282413873Dotcom promises 'interesting facts' in legal struggleMegaupload founder Kim Dotcom said that "interesting facts" will emerge in his ongoing pitched battle against extradition to the United States over copyright infringement.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-dotcom-facts-legal-struggle.html
Business Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:02:00 EDTnews282286909Apple, Google chiefs face grilling on 'no-poaching'Apple chief Tim Cook and Google chairman Eric Schmidt are expected to face questioning in a lawsuit accusing Silicon Valley giants of secretly agreeing not to "poach" one another's workers, according to officials and court documents.http://phys.org/news/2013-01-apple-google-chiefs-grilling-no-poaching.html
Business Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:32:29 EDTnews277795893Megaupload New Zealand extradition case delayed againA US bid to extradite Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom from New Zealand for alleged online piracy has been delayed for a second time and will not be heard until August next year, his lawyers said Thursday.http://phys.org/news/2012-12-megaupload-zealand-extradition-case.html
Other Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:25:37 EDTnews275199932Penguin joins settlement in US e-books lawsuitPenguin Group has agreed to join three other publishers in a settlement of a US government lawsuit alleging an e-book price-fixing conspiracy with Apple, officials said Tuesday.http://phys.org/news/2012-12-penguin-settlement-e-books-lawsuit.html
Business Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:13:16 EDTnews275080388Megaupload boss plans relaunch on raid anniversaryMegaupload boss Kim Dotcom Thursday revealed plans to relaunch his file-sharing empire in January on the anniversary of his arrest in New Zealand on online piracy charges.http://phys.org/news/2012-11-megaupload-boss-relaunch-raid-anniversary.html
Internet Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:04:44 EDTnews270965076Taiwan's AUO to appeal over US price-fixing fine Taiwan's AU Optronics said Friday it would appeal against a US court decision to fine it $500 million for taking part in what prosecutors called the "most serious price-fixing" case in US history.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-taiwan-auo-appeal-price-fixing-fine.html
Business Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:30:01 EDTnews267423618US seeks $1 bn, prison for Taiwan execs in LCD case Prosecutors asked for a $1 billion fine for Taiwan's AU Optronics and prison terms of 10 years for two top executives in the "most serious price-fixing" case in US history, court documents showed Wednesday.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-bn-prison-taiwan-execs-lcd.html
Business Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:55:33 EDTnews266730918BP accused of gross negligence in US spillThe US Justice Department has accused oil giant BP of "gross negligence and willful misconduct" in the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in court documents obtained Wednesday.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-bp-accused-gross-negligence.html
Environment Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:50:01 EDTnews266081539Megaupload boss wins right to see US evidenceThe boss of file-sharing site Megaupload has the right to see US evidence against him so he can defend a bid to extradite him from New Zealand on online piracy charges, an Auckland court ruled Thursday.http://phys.org/news/2012-08-megaupload-boss-evidence.html
Internet Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:07:04 EDTnews264348414US curbs Verizon's wireless entertainment pushThe US Justice Department announced tough limits Thursday on Verizon's effort to expand its wireless entertainment footprint, amid worries the cellphone and cable giant was building a monopoly.http://phys.org/news/2012-08-curbs-verizon-wireless.html
Telecom Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:24:43 EDTnews264342276Anonymous claims it hacked Australian spy agencyHacking group Anonymous on Friday claimed to have shut down a computer server belonging to Australia's domestic spy agency ASIO, reportedly briefly closing down access to its public webpage.http://phys.org/news/2012-08-anonymous-hacked-australian-spy-agency.html
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